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A 1,510,839 0% 7 1924" H. M. FRIDLEY GAME Filea Nov. '7. 1923 Patented Oct. 7, 1924,

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HARRY M. rnrnnnv, or BROOKLYN., NEW Yoan. i

GAME l Application filed November To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY M. FRIDLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of. Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games,y of which the following is a specification.

rThis invention relates to the art of games and toys` and has particular reference to an improved form of ,game apparatus.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap form of game that will serve to provide a great amusement for both young and old, 'and that may be played both indoors and out of doors.

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood and the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts'hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed. Y

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the game board in a set up or operative position.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the bats or paddles employed.

Figure 4 is an elevational view of one of the balls.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the counters, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the cards employed for determining the order of play and designating color of the resective player.

-eferring more in detail to the drawing, the invention embodies a board structure of easel-like form including an elongated substantially rectangular board member 5 that is adapted to be supported in a substantially upright position upon one of its longer edges by means of braces or legs 6 when the latter are disposed at an inclination as shown at Figure v2, said braces or legs 6 being of any desired orpreferred number, and Aflexibly connected as at 7 at their upper ends to the up er portion of the back of the board 5.

plurality of longitudinal series of openings is provided by forming similar notches 8 in the lower ends of the board 5 fromv end to end thereof, said notches being uniformlyspaced and of greater width than 7, 192e. serial nq. 673,310.

the spaces between the adjacent points of the same.

Printed or otherwise provided above each opening upon the front'face of the board 5 is a colored area as indicated generally lat 9, the colored area of each ynotch or opening being different from the color above cach of the remaining notches oropenings and `being provided with a numeral of value as indicated vgenerally at 10. The valued nuinerals as at 10 are preferably of'diflerent values and progress fromk the central notch or opening` to the sides of the boss as shown.

Also printed upon the frontsurface of the bolt 5 above each of the openings 8 are colored areas 11, each of which correspond in color to the color off the area 9 therebeneath. y

The game further embodies a plurality of bats corresponding in number to the number of openings or notches 8 and each bearing the color of one of the colored areas above their openings. As these bats or paddles are of similar form, only one of the same has been shown and as indicated in Figure 3, each of thesame includes a strip of board formed with acircular or disc portion 12 at o-ne end and having its remaining portions relatively narrowto provide a handle 13. They game further includes a plurality of balls as indicated at 14 in Fic'- ure 4:, which balls are of sufficiently smazll diameter to pass through the notches 8, but not too easily due to the fact that the diameters of the balls are nearly as great as the width of the notches, Each ball has a colored area thereon as indicated at 15 corresponding to one of the colored areas 9 of the board 5.

The invention further consists in the provision of a plurality of counting cards as indicated at 16 having numerals on the faces thereof as indicated at 17 which numerals progress on the. respective cards from -five to ninety. Only one of these cards is shown as the only difference between the same is the value of the number 17 marked thereon,

and each card is provided with a returnbentA tongue as indicated at 18 whereby thel cards may besuspended or clipped over the upper edge of the boss 5 coincident with a desired one of the colored areas 11.

A plurality of further cards 19 are provided, the number of these cards depending upon the number of notches provided at 8 in the boss 5, and these cards are numbered as generally indicated at 20 successively from 1 up. The cards 19 further have colored areas as generally indicated at 2l, the colored area of each card correspondingl to the color of the area above one of the notches or openings 8 as indicated at 9 on the surface of the board 5. Attached to the board 5 is a relatively long,` string 22, the purpose of which will presently become apparent.

.ln use, the board is set up in a substantially vertical position as shown in Figures l and :2, and the line 22 is extended trom the front of the board 5, so that a mark may be` made upon the ground or other surtace at the extreme end of said cord 22 to facilitate the marking` of a base line paral lel with the plane of the board. This base line is where each player will place his ball before 'batting it toward the board, and each player will then draw a colored card 19 to determine the order of playing'. The players then collect the bat and ball corresponding to the colors shown.

For instance, the player drawingcred will place his ball on the base line and try to bat it through one of the openings in the board 5. Each player has three strokes which lis called an inning, and the scorer returns the ball after each stroke. This procedure continues until each player has had an inning after which the player who drew red starts the second inning' and this is continued as above until one of the players scores a game.

The game may be played by a swinging` stroke or a push stroke of the bat., but the stroke to be used should always; be decided upon before beginning the game. The game may be played by two or more playersT by partners or by sides of three.

In playing the game, the total count prefrably should consist of exactly ninety an opening', the scorer returns the ball and scores at the top of the board on the color of the player batting the ball the number shown above the openimgr into which the ball has been batted. that is. it' the player is red and the first ball batted enters the openingV l5, a corresponding number is placed on red at the top of the board through the use of the cards 16. It the second ball batted enters opening` Q0, the number l5 is removed and the number 35 placed on red. On the other hand if the third ball batted enters opening 5, the number 35 is removed and number t0 is placed on red. This score remains until the next inning` and continued in like manner for each inning` until he or some other player scores a game or until he is out.

lllhen a player scores a game (90 points) all scores are removeth a new drawing@v 'for points. As each player bats a ball through the order of play being then made and a new game started.

lt any player makes more than 90 points he is out and torteits all points scored and his uncompleted inning and starts over again when his next turn comes around.

A player batting the ball through an opening of the same color he is using counts double` That is, if red bats his ball through the opening above which is a red area, he counts 2O instead of 10. No score is counted for balls that no not go through an opening.

From the above description, it is believed that the 'ronstruction and manner ot use as well as the interestingnature of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

lVhat l claim as new is:

l. In a game of the character' described.r an easel like structure including a board with means for supporting the same upon one edge in a substantiallyupright position7 said board having a plurality ot notches in the lower edge thereotl through which balls be projected, a flexible member or string attached. to the board for use in determining the distance of a base line from the front surface oit a board, said board having` a colored area above the notches thereof with the colored area of cach notch differing from that oit the re maininnv notches, a value numeral associated with each colored area above each notch`r and a plurality of cards correspondinte` in number to the number of notches and each having a color area and a numeral upon one face thereof for designating the order of play. each card having` its colored area corresponding' to the colored area above one ot said notches in the board.

2. In a gaine of the character described. an easel like structure including a boar-d. with means for supporting the same upon one edge in a substantially upright position said board having; a plurality of notches in the lower edge thereof tlnrough which balls may be projected, a. v,flexible member or string' attached to the board tor use in deM termining the distance of a base line from the trontsurtace of a board. said board having;- a colored area above the notches thereof with the colored area of each notch differingfrom that of the remaining notches. and a value numeral associated with each colored area above each notcln said board having a certain colored area thereon above each first named colored area und similar to the latter, and scoring` cards having means tor suspending the same from the upper edge of the board over said second named colored area.

in testimony whereof I atliX my signature.

HARRY M. FRIDLEY. 

